A few years ago, educational researchers David Pearson and Nell Duke asked the question, What kind of thinking takes place when proficient readers read? This question led to ground breaking study results that have changed the way teachers teach kids to read. They discovered seven crucial techniques that very good readers use throughout the reading procedure. Innovative teachers teach the strategies directly utilizing metacognitive thinking (thinking out loud about your thinking) by modeling their own thinking out loud throughout the reading process. Students apply the new strategies by practicing their own thinking orally and in writing. Books like Mosaic of Thought by Zimmerman and Keene, Techniques that Work by Harvey and Goudvis, and Reading with Meaning by Miller explore these suggestions in fantastic depth and apply very best teaching practices to teaching reading strategies. Method One: Producing ConnectionsReaders bring their own experiences and background expertise to the text.
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Write a Book Online – Are You Sure
Lots of aspiring novelists would love to write a book, and have it become a bestseller. Several novelists would love just to have a book published! Is it possible to write a book online, and is it possible to become productive doing this?